ETC Overlay: Electricity Transmission Corridor Planning Zones

The Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015 Overlays include geospatial data defining Electricity Transmission Corridor (ETC) zones. This dataset provides a general indication of the location of council services for planning and development purposes. It is intended to inform site-specific investigations related to infrastructure and land use constraints.

Use Cases

• Conducting preliminary site assessments for development proposals based on overlay boundaries.
• Identifying land use constraints related to electricity transmission infrastructure for planning applications.
• Informing hazard and risk mitigation planning for areas near critical infrastructure corridors.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on data.gov.au suggests official importance and reuse.
• Data is associated with a specific regulatory framework, the Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015.

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is low: column names, row counts, and file sizes are unknown across all sources.
• The dataset carries an explicit accuracy disclaimer, noting it may contain errors and is for general indication only.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' metadata between sources (2026-03-25 and 2026-04-11).

Provenance

Source

City of Hobart Open Data, author HCCGISICT.

Collection Method

Likely digitized from the Hobart Interim Planning Scheme 2015 documentation for GIS use.

Time Range

Associated with the 2015 planning scheme; specific data currency is unclear.

Freshness

2026-04-11 20:51:52.701452

Geography

City of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.